Genus Desulfonatronospira
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Desulfonatronospira Sorokin et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfonatronospira thiodismutans Sorokin et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. prep. de, from; N.L. pref. sulfo-, prefix used for N.L. n. sulfas -atis, sulfate; N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; N.L. pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; L. fem. n. spira, a spire; N.L. fem. n. Desulfonatronospira, desulfurizing soda-loving spirillum.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 122. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1511-1512.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), HENSTRA (A.M.), STAMS (A.J.M.), GALINSKI (E.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Sulfidogenesis under extremely haloalkaline conditions by Desulfonatronospira thiodismutans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Desulfonatronospira delicata sp. nov. - a novel lineage of Deltaproteobacteria from hypersaline soda lakes. Microbiology, 2008, 154, 1444-1453.
Validation List no. 122 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the protologue of the effective publication, the type species is erroneously cited as Desulfonatronospira dismutans.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 122 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1511-1512.
Validation List no. 122 in IJSEM Online
Desulfonatronospira delicata Sorokin et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AHT 6 = DSM19491 = UNIQEM U275.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU296539.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. delicata, delicate.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 122. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1511-1512.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), HENSTRA (A.M.), STAMS (A.J.M.), GALINSKI (E.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Sulfidogenesis under extremely haloalkaline conditions by Desulfonatronospira thiodismutans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Desulfonatronospira delicata sp. nov. - a novel lineage of Deltaproteobacteria from hypersaline soda lakes. Microbiology, 2008, 154, 1444-1453.
Validation List no. 122 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfonatronospira sulfatiphila Sorokin and Chernyh 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ASO3-2=DSM 100427=UNIQEM U993.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP223255.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. sulfas, sulfatis sulfate; Gr. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. sulfatiphila, loving sulfate.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: SOROKIN, D. Y. and CHERNYH, N. A. 2017. Desulfonatronospira sulfatiphila sp. nov., and Desulfitispora elongata sp. nov., two novel haloalkaliphilic sulfidogenic bacteria from soda lakes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 396-401.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfonatronospira thiodismutans Sorokin et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ASO3-1 = DSM 19093 = UNIQEM U234.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU296537.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. particle dis, in two; L. part. adj. mutans, changing, altering; N.L. part. adj. thiosismutans, dismutating sulfur.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 122. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1511-1512.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), HENSTRA (A.M.), STAMS (A.J.M.), GALINSKI (E.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Sulfidogenesis under extremely haloalkaline conditions by Desulfonatronospira thiodismutans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Desulfonatronospira delicata sp. nov. - a novel lineage of Deltaproteobacteria from hypersaline soda lakes. Microbiology, 2008, 154, 1444-1453.
Validation List no. 122 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the protologue of the effective publication, the Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium) is erroneously cited as thios.